Insomnia vs Tally
Open-source API client + design platform — the developer-first Postman alternative
vs. Free, unlimited online forms — the Notion-style form builder
Pricing tiers
Insomnia
Free
$0. Unlimited local. Cloud sync with E2EE. 1 project. Local + Git storage. Up to 3 members.
Free
Pro
$5/user/mo annual. Unlimited projects, cloud sync + Git sync + Insomnia AI.
$5/mo
Enterprise
$25/user/mo. SSO, SAML, RBAC, audit log, dedicated SLA, VPC.
$25/mo
Tally
Free
$0. Unlimited forms, unlimited responses, unlimited fields. Tally branding. Basic question types.
Free
Pro
$29/mo. Remove branding, custom domain, conditional logic, calculations, form logic, file uploads, Stripe integration, webhooks.
$29/mo
Business
$89/mo. Workspaces, custom email domain, priority support, team collaboration.
$89/mo
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Insomnia vs free on Tally.
| Metric | Insomnia | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Insomnia · 19 features
- API Design (OpenAPI) — Spec editor + preview.
- Auth Helpers — OAuth, AWS, Hawk, Bearer, etc.
- Cloud Sync (E2EE) — Opt-in encrypted sync.
- Environments — Variables per env.
- Git Sync — Version with your repo.
- GraphQL — Query + schema explorer.
- gRPC — gRPC client.
- HTTP Client — REST request builder.
- inso CLI — Run API tests + lint specs in CI.
- Insomnia AI — AI-assisted request building.
- Local-First Storage — No account required.
- Mock Server — Build mocks from OpenAPI (Pro).
- Plugins — Extend via Node.js.
- Request Collections — Grouped requests.
- Scratch Pad — Local-only mode (re-added after backlash).
- SOAP — WSDL + SOAP.
- Teams — Shared workspaces.
- Templating Engine — Nunjucks + JS snippets.
- WebSockets — WS connection + messages.
Tally · 13 features
- Calculator + Variables — Formulas + variables in questions (Pro).
- Conditional Logic — Show/hide, skip logic (Pro).
- Custom Domain — forms.yoursite.com (Pro).
- Embed Anywhere — Inline, popup, slider — any site.
- E-Signatures — Signature capture block.
- File Uploads — Accept file attachments (Pro).
- Notion-like UX — Block-based editor with slash commands.
- Question Types — 20+ field types (text, choice, file, rating, signature).
- Stripe Payments — Accept payments via Stripe (Pro).
- Template Library — 1,000+ community templates.
- Unlimited Free Plan — Unlimited forms + responses on Free.
- Webhooks — Real-time submission events (Pro).
- Workspaces — Team collaboration (Business).
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Insomnia | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | inso CLI | — |
| SDK | Plugin API | Popup / Slider API |
| REST | Insomnia Cloud API | Tally API |
| OTHER | Git Sync (built-in), Insomnia Desktop | Form Embed Script, Tally Web Editor, Tally Webhooks |
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